Question 1

Explain why an officer may frisk a passenger in a vehicle who is not suspected of criminal activity.

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The Supreme Court held that the interest...

Question 2

An officer stops a young man on the street legally and subjects him to a frisk.The officer is extremely thorough in the frisk.He even asks the young man to empty his wallet.Is the extent of this frisk permissible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only if the officer reasonably believes the wallet might contain a weapon.
B)  No, because the scope must be limited to the discovery of guns, knives, and other weapons.
C)  Yes, an officer may search to whatever extent necessary when detaining a criminal suspect.
D)  No, because the frisk can only occur after transportation to the police station.

Question 3

Explain the role of ethnicity and religion in reasonable suspicion.

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Question 4

Read the following scenario: A suspect had a history of drug possession, he resided in an area known for drug sales, and the police officer had previously arrested eight individuals for drug possession.Which of the following are factors that could, in combination, constitute reasonable suspicion?

Accepted Answer

A)  criminal record
B)  experience
C)  location
D)  time

Question 5

Police officers should rely on which of the following when determining reasonable suspicion?

Accepted Answer

A)  facts
B)  hunch
C)  generalization
D)  stereotypes

Question 6

Which of the following examples would be considered an unacceptable detention for a Terry stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officers make a suspect wait 20 min at an airport for a drug dog.
B)  An officer makes three suspects wait for 10 min while he calls for backup.
C)  A traffic officer makes a suspect wait 3 hr in his vehicle for a drug dog.
D)  After refusing an X-ray, officers make a suspected drug mule wait 12 hr before he passes cocaine-filled balloons.

Question 7

Identify the factors that determine reasonable suspicion.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following cases raised the question of whether police officers can rely on anonymous tips?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adams v.Williams
B)  Alabama v.White
C)  Navarette v.California
D)  Florida v.J.L.

Question 9

The first profiles were developed to detect and track ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  drunk drivers
B)  drug traffickers
C)  child molesters
D)  serial killers

Question 10

The key element that differentiates a Terry stop from an arrest is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  who can (and cannot)  be stopped
B)  the number of officers present
C)  whether handcuffs are employed
D)  the duration of the stop

Question 11

All of the following topics are usually discussed when reviewing the law of stop and frisk except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  reasonable suspicion
B)  the scope and duration of a Terry stop
C)  automobiles and Terry stops
D)  gender and reasonable suspicion

Question 12

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that the totality of the circumstances and the indicia of reliability were sufficient to provide the officer with reasonable suspicion to execute a traffic stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adams v.Williams
B)  Alabama v.White
C)  Navarette v.California
D)  Florida v.J.L C

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the seven primary characteristics of Markonni's drug profile?

Accepted Answer

A)  carrying little or no luggage or large quantities of empty suitcases
B)  immediately making a telephone call after deplaning
C)  leaving a false or fictitious callback telephone number with the airline
D)  excessively frequent travel to source or distribution cities

Question 14

According to the text, how should facts be judged?

Accepted Answer

Objectively; not subjectively.

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the secondary characteristics of Markonni's drug profile?

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing airline tickets with small denominations of currency
B)  displaying unusual nervousness
C)  almost exclusively using public transportation, particularly taxicabs, in departing from the airport
D)  having an unusual itinerary, such as a rapid turnaround time for a very lengthy airplane trip

Question 16

All of the following are points the U.S.Supreme Court has laid out regarding reliance on profiles except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  reasonable suspicion
B)  probable cause
C)  suspect's conduct
D)  nonsuspicious conduct

Question 17

Explain the totality of the circumstances test used to determine whether an anonymous tip is credible.

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court applied a totality-of-...

Question 18

All of the following are considered a source of secondhand information except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  informants
B)  eyewitnesses
C)  officer observations
D)  police bulletins

Question 19

Explain how stop and frisk practices were historically implemented prior to Terry v.Ohio.

Accepted Answer

The practice of stopping, interrogating, and frisking individuals without probable cause had been part of the arsenal of local and state law enforcement officers for decades.Reliance on this tactic increased in the late 1960s in reaction to demonstrations over civil rights, the Vietnam War, protests against conditions on college campuses, a rising crime rate, and violent confrontations between police and various self-proclaimed radical groups.States like New York passed statutes explicitly authorizing the police to "stop any person" who is reasonably suspected of engaging or being about to engage in criminal activity and to carry out a search to protect "life or limb."

Question 20

Reasonable suspicion must be based on the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  evidence of an individual's specific action or actions
B)  the officer's intuition
C)  demographics of the individual committing the crime
D)  hearsay provided by informants

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Explain why an officer may frisk a passenger in a vehicle who is not suspected of criminal activity.

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An officer stops a young man on the street legally and subjects him to a frisk.The officer is extremely thorough in the frisk.He even asks the young man to empty his wallet.Is the extent of this frisk permissible?

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Explain the role of ethnicity and religion in reasonable suspicion.

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Read the following scenario: A suspect had a history of drug possession, he resided in an area known for drug sales, and the police officer had previously arrested eight individuals for drug possession.Which of the following are factors that could, in combination, constitute reasonable suspicion?

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Police officers should rely on which of the following when determining reasonable suspicion?

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Which of the following examples would be considered an unacceptable detention for a Terry stop?

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Identify the factors that determine reasonable suspicion.

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Which of the following cases raised the question of whether police officers can rely on anonymous tips?

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The first profiles were developed to detect and track ______.

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The key element that differentiates a Terry stop from an arrest is ______.

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All of the following topics are usually discussed when reviewing the law of stop and frisk except ______.

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that the totality of the circumstances and the indicia of reliability were sufficient to provide the officer with reasonable suspicion to execute a traffic stop?

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Which of the following is one of the seven primary characteristics of Markonni's drug profile?

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According to the text, how should facts be judged?

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All of the following are points the U.S.Supreme Court has laid out regarding reliance on profiles except ______.

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Explain the totality of the circumstances test used to determine whether an anonymous tip is credible.

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All of the following are considered a source of secondhand information except ______.

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Explain how stop and frisk practices were historically implemented prior to Terry v.Ohio.

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Explain why an officer may frisk a passenger in a vehicle who is not suspected of criminal activity.

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An officer stops a young man on the street legally and subjects him to a frisk.The officer is extremely thorough in the frisk.He even asks the young man to empty his wallet.Is the extent of this frisk permissible?

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Explain the role of ethnicity and religion in reasonable suspicion.

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Read the following scenario: A suspect had a history of drug possession, he resided in an area known for drug sales, and the police officer had previously arrested eight individuals for drug possession.Which of the following are factors that could, in combination, constitute reasonable suspicion?

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Police officers should rely on which of the following when determining reasonable suspicion?

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Which of the following examples would be considered an unacceptable detention for a Terry stop?

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Identify the factors that determine reasonable suspicion.

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Which of the following cases raised the question of whether police officers can rely on anonymous tips?

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The first profiles were developed to detect and track ______.

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The key element that differentiates a Terry stop from an arrest is ______.

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All of the following topics are usually discussed when reviewing the law of stop and frisk except ______.

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According to the text, how should facts be judged?

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Which of the following is one of the secondary characteristics of Markonni's drug profile?

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All of the following are points the U.S.Supreme Court has laid out regarding reliance on profiles except ______.

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Explain the totality of the circumstances test used to determine whether an anonymous tip is credible.

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All of the following are considered a source of secondhand information except ______.

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